The Oso Flaco trail begins at the edge of the rich agrcultural Santa Maria Valley

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The Oso Flaco Trail goes through a dense thicket of willows before reaching the lake

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On the boardwalk across Oso Flaco Lake, named for a "skinny bear"

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The Oso Flaco boardwalk leads through a beautiful area of rolling dunes

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Stable dune vegetation along the Oso Flaco boardwalk

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Small ponds are scattered through the dunes along the Oso Flaco boardwalk

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North of Oso Flaco the dunes are open to vehicular recreation, from here south they are protected

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Adjacent to the low stabilizied dunes along the boardwalk at Oso Flaco is an area of high active dunes

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The Oso Flaco trail ends at a long and usually lonely beach

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Surf fishermen at the Oso Flaco access to the long beach that runs from Pismo to Point Sal

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